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CMS People - What are the shortcut keys I can use to help with my data entry?

There are many shortcut keys that you can use in CMS, rather than moving your hand away from the keyboard to the mouse.

If you'd prefer to use the pull down menu at the top of the screen, press the Alt key first, then you can choose

F = File

M = ModuleP = People

S = Process

R = Reports

O = Options

N = Online

H = Help

From the Household/Persons screen, again, watch for the underlined characters on buttons and use your ALT+ that underlined key at the same time. To use the pull down menu, press Alt first, then the underlined character.

You can also use your Function keys to switch between tabs:

Household

F4 = Household

F9 = Alt Address

F6 = Custom

F7 = Picture Notes

F8 = Misc/Postal

Person

F4 = Person

F2 = Activities

F9 = Alt Address

F8 = Classes

F6 = Custom

F3 = Employment/School

F5 = Events

F7 = Picture/Notes

F10 = Previous House/Person

F11 = Next House/Person

You can also use some keystroke equivalents for other features:

Undo = Alt+Backspace

Cut = Shift+Delete

Copy = Control+Insert

Paste = Shift+Insert

In addition, you can quickly switch from one module to another by:

Ctrl+C = Contribution System Main Menu

Ctrl+M = Membership System Main Menu

Ctrl+A = Attendance System Main Menu

Ctrl+O = Outreach System Main Menu

On most quick entry processes (Speed Update, Quick Pledge Entry, Combine, Move, etc.) where you can see a listing of names, just start to type the last name of the person you're looking for to "jump" down to that name!

And... rather than clicking the up arrow to display a listing of codes, press Ctrl+Spacebar on your keyboard instead!